Reductive nitrosylation of ferric cyanide horse heart myoglobin is limited by cyanide dissociation
Reductive nitrosylation of ferric cyanide horse heart myoglobin is limited by cyanide dissociation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.01.092
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发表时间:
2010-03-05
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3.1
通讯作者:
Coletta, Massimo
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作者:
Ascenzi, Paolo;di Masi, Alessandra;Coletta, Massimo
Cyanide binds to ferric heme-proteins with a very high affinity, reflecting the very low dissociation rate constant (k(off)). Since no techniques are available to estimate k(off), we report herewith a method to determine k(off) based on the irreversible reductive nitrosylation reaction to trap ferric myoglobin (Mb(III)). The k(off) value for cyanide dissociation from ferric cyanide horse heart myoglobin (Mb(III)-cyanide) was determined at pH 9.2 and 20.0 degrees C. Mixing Mb(III)-cyanide and NO solutions brings about absorption spectral changes reflecting the disappearance of Mb(III)-cyanide with the concomitant formation of ferrous nitrosylated Mb. Since kinetics of reductive nitrosylation of Mb(III) is much faster than Mb(III)-cyanide dissociation, the k(off) value, representing the rate-limiting step, can be directly determined. The k(off) value obtained experimentally matches very well to that calculated from values of the second-order rate constant (k(on)) and of the dissociation equilibrium constant (K) for cyanide binding to Mb(III) (k(off) = k(on) x K). (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.